"In the first half, we looked really good at times, and really shaky at times," he said of his youngsters shaking the jitters. "When we came out in the second half, we had our tempo going and we played the way we like to play."

Stefanie Dolson, a Minisink Valley graduate, paved the way with 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting. The Huskies (2-0) outscored the Aggies (0-3) in the paint 42-12, as A&M had no answer for the 6-foot-5 Dolson, a preseason All-Big East first-team selection, and forwards Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (16 points) and Breanna Stewart (11 points) down low.

"If we throw it down to Stefanie, something good is going to happen," Auriemma said. "If we keep doing that, it's going to put other (teams') big guys under a lot of pressure."

Freshman Courtney Walker led A&M with 20 points, the only Aggie to score in double figures. The Huskies continually worked the ball around the perimeter and inside, in tallying 27 assists to the Aggies' 14.

"Teams are going make sure they take away our jump shots, which spreads the floor and opens up the paint," Dolson said. "It makes it a lot easier for me and my job down there."